Hosting Infrastructure Modernization

Project overview

This work covered hosting migration planning, DirectAdmin environment preparation, website and database migration, PHP-FPM environments, MariaDB, Apache, DNS, SSL/TLS, email configuration, backup workflows, monitoring, validation, and security hardening.

The focus was to move and stabilize a live multi-site environment while keeping production systems maintainable after migration.

The challenge

A live hosting environment had to be moved and stabilized while minimizing disruption and preserving websites, databases, certificates, email behavior, scheduled operations, and application compatibility.

My role

I contributed to migration planning, environment preparation, server configuration, data transfer coordination, website and database validation, SSL and DNS troubleshooting, backup design, post-migration stabilization, security review, and documentation.

The work required hands-on infrastructure support, careful sequencing, and practical communication across technical and operational needs.

Approach and implementation

• Prepared an inventory and migration sequence before major changes.
• Verified backups before migration and configuration work.
• Migrated accounts and databases in controlled stages.
• Checked PHP compatibility, DNS behavior, certificate status, email delivery, and application health.
• Used logging, rollback planning, and post-migration testing to stabilize the environment.

Key capabilities delivered

• Website and database migration
• PHP runtime compatibility checks
• DNS and SSL/TLS validation
• Email and SMTP verification
• Backup retention and recovery planning
• Operational documentation and repeatable procedures

Outcomes

• Established a more organized and maintainable hosting environment.
• Improved backup and recovery readiness.
• Standardized validation across migrated websites.
• Resolved compatibility, certificate, and configuration issues.
• Created repeatable operational procedures for future maintenance.